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Originally Posted by Badger 2006
Last evening driving north on I75 from Wesley Chapel to The Villages we encountered blinding torrential rain that slowed speeds to a crawl for 30 minutes, and forced us to exit for awhile until it subsided. Until we moved to Florida 20+ years ago we never encountered such blinding downpours. My car’s displayed a message that it’s radar systems (lane departure/etc) were unable to operate under these conditions. Do these Self Driving vehicles have 100% ability to operate under conditions as these? Scary!
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Sorry you got caught in the downpour, but glad you did the safe thing by slowing down and getting off the road until safe to proceed.
As to self driving cars, rest assured that before AI take over the roads, newer, better tech will be in the "drivers seat". Human drivers, from the youngest to the oldest are extremely fallible. Each thinks their way is best. AI doesn't have ego and attitude playing a part in highway transportation. Like an elevator. You will get in the car and it will calculate route, speed, etc to get you to your destination in the safest and most efficient manner. No slow drivers hogging the left lane. No speeders zipping in and out of traffic. My only regret is I won't be around to enjoy it.